AVYLD Selection Process

Selection Criteria

The Australia-Vietnam Young Leadership Dialogue 2019 (AVYLD 2019) will be held in Vietnam in May 2019, involving 20 delegates from Australia and Vietnam along with various speakers and partners from diverse sectors including business, education, policy, not-for-profit and the arts.

The selection criteria are as follow:

Demonstrated existing leadership qualities;

Potential for significant impact in their country in the next 15 years;

Current or proposed initiatives with ties to Australia or Vietnam – whichever is not the delegate’s country of birth;

Commitment to participate in AVYLD activities; and

Reference or letter of support from the community you represent.

Selection Process

Steering committee review

A minimum of two steering committee member will review each application and assess each applicant based on the four criteria:

Potential for impact – Their work/project has the potential to greatly contribute to national prosperity

Commitment – Commitment towards their own vision and the objectives of AVYLD

Leadership – Demonstrates they have the potential to become significant leaders in their country in the next 15-20 years with a clear vision as to how they can contribute to national prosperity.

The steering committee will then shortlist the Top 50 applicants based on an overall rating of the four criteria above.

Advisor interviews

The shortlisted Top 50 applicants, which consist of 25 applicants from Australia and 25 applicants from Vietnam will be invited to a Skype interview with AVYLD advisors and co-founders.

Each interview is conducted by two interviewers at a time consisting of one advisor and one co-founder. Each advisor will be interviewing five applicants and the two co-founders will interview all 25 candidates from each side.

Interview performance will be based on the four criteria as outlined above.

Announcement

The delegates of the inaugural Australia-Vietnam Young Leadership Dialogue will be announced in late February – early March 2019.

Timeline

1 October 2018: Applications open.

30 November 2018: Applications close.

December 2018: Review of online applications.

January 2019: Shortlisted applicants are invited to interviews.

Early February 2019: Selected delegates are notified of the outcome.

Late February – Early March 2019: Announcement of the Australia-Vietnam Young Leadership Dialogue delegates of 2019.